Frank Johnson, Leader of the Brass Band of the 128th Regiment in Saratoga, with his wife, Helen
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Sheet: 11 5/16 × 9 5/16 in. (28.8 × 23.6 cm)
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Philip S. P. and Elisabeth W. Fell, 1976
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Silhouettes Visual · 99%
Two full-length human profiles are rendered as sharply defined, solid dark silhouettes against a light ground.
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Group Portrait Both · 95%
The work presents two identified people together, and the catalog title names Frank Johnson with his wife, Helen.
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Related to Music Both · 97%
The man visibly plays a brass instrument, while the catalog title identifies him as a brass-band leader and lists trumpets among the subjects.
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Portrait Both · 90%
The individualized profiles, clothing, hairstyles, and labels identify the two figures as likenesses of named sitters.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 94%
The image is dominated by near-black silhouettes against a warm, pale ground, creating a stark tonal contrast.
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Flatness Visual · 96%
The figures are planar shapes defined primarily by contour, with little conventional modeling of interior volume or depth.
Medium and Techniques
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Paper Cut-Outs Both · 99%
The figures are visibly formed as cut silhouettes, and the catalog identifies the medium as cut paper silhouettes mounted on board.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 94%
The catalog classifies the work as cut paper and identifies it as a sheet mounted on board.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1842–44.
Source & rights
Auguste Edouart. Frank Johnson, Leader of the Brass Band of the 128th Regiment in Saratoga, with his wife, Helen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.